[DeTomaso] Rear Quarter Windows and Trim

Bill Lewis lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Wed Feb 22 14:24:06 EST 2012


I wonder if some type of simple Press in-Pull out, without a hinge would work?  Maybe look a little cleaner?   ---Bill Lewis

> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:04:43 -0500
> To: jbreardon at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Quarter Windows and Trim
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/22/12 6 54 17, jbreardon at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
> > 
> > On the topic of quarter windows, I want to put a hinge on that window so 
> > it will swing open.
> > This would be essentially a wing window that was standard on cars built 
> > prior to 1970’s. This would be a complex frame, as it would have to follow 
> > the convex shape B pillar and have to place the hinges so they would not 
> > bind. I think a swing out windows would make servicing the front of the engine 
> > or anything mounted on the engine compartment bulkhead very easy. I have 
> > found that the easier the task the more likely it will be done.  Has anyone 
> > attempted such a window?
> > 
> 
> Yes.   The Gr4 race Pantera #2860 (originally the Team Claude Dubois car, 
> now owned by Guy Trigaux in South Carolina) features a hinged window on the 
> left side.   The fuel tank is on the right side on the Gr4 cars, and the 
> water bottles are on the left.   The hinged window allows rapid access to the 
> pressure tank.
> 
> It's a very simple engineering solution if you rely only on a single hinge 
> in the center of the leading edge of the window frame.   The rubber gasket 
> holds the glass in as normal, and it just pushes in and out at will.
> 
> Here's a photo I shot in Brussels in 2004:
> 
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=35124
> 
> Mike
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